Jerk
Jerk is a valid word in word games.
- Tile score
- 15 points
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 1
- How common
- Common
Meaning of jerk
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nounA dull stupid fatuous person.
Similar: dork
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nounAn abrupt spasmodic movement.
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noun(mechanics) the rate of change of acceleration.
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verbPull, or move with a sudden movement.
“He turned the handle and jerked the door open”
Similar: yank
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verbMove with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions.
“The patient's legs were jerkings”
Similar: twitch
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verbMake an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion.
“his face is twitching”
Similar: twitch
Definitions from WordNet 3.0, Princeton University.
Anagrams of jerk
No other single word uses exactly these letters.
Words that rhyme with jerk
- work
- clerk
- burke
- dirk
- kirk
- lurk
- perk
- quirk
- smirk
- turk
- birk
- cirque
- irk
- merk
- murk
- shirk
- berserk
- rework
- overwork
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